Menage a Trois Luscious Pinot Noir California Red Wine

Is a Pinot Noir at this price worth a look? That is the question this bottle poses, sitting at $11.49 to $15.99 in our September 2026 checks, toward the lower end of the reds we track. It comes from California.

The brand itself points to Trinchero Family Wine and Spirits as the company that owns and operates its website.

Regional category guides commonly describe Pinot Noir in terms of red cherry, berry and plum, and place it lighter in color and lower in tannin than Cabernet Sauvignon. Site and ripeness can move it from bright and delicate toward darker and fuller, the guides add. Whether this bottle lands bright or dark is not something we can say. We do not have a shopper rating for this wine.

Pinot Noir also has relatively thin skins, and those guides count it among the main grapes in traditional-method sparkling wine as well as in still red.

Ménage à Trois's own site spells this wine 'Lucious Pinot Noir' rather than 'Luscious,' a naming detail worth knowing if you go looking for it online. The producer's tasting notes describe succulent black cherry and rich raspberry flavors with whispers of vanilla, capturing what the producer calls darker Pinot Noir characteristics, and state the wine is aged in French and American oak. The winemakers say they sourced the grapes from California's Central Coast, North Coast and Lodi with the aim of a richer, more indulgent style while keeping the grape's own character, and the producer's recipe pages suggest pairings from balsamic steak skewers to a charcuterie board. As with other bottles in the line, the page cites a 91-point score without naming who awarded it, and the site states no alcohol level, vintage or exact blend makeup.

Our call: this is a bottle for a shopper happy to go on the producer's word alone, a richer, more indulgent Pinot Noir style at a price that lands toward the cheaper end of the reds we track. Pass if you want a shopper rating or a confirmed vintage and alcohol level to check against; none of the three appear on the producer's own page, and the 91-point score it cites names no source.

The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Sep 16, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.